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Subject: [SECC] CQWW M/S LP Score - KT4ZB
From: rick at nq4i.com (Rick Dougherty)
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2015 15:15:51 -0400
Hi Jere...excellent job ...Congrats to you and your motley crew!!

de Rick NQ4I

On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 2:38 PM, kt4zb--- via SECC <secc at contesting.com>
wrote:

> Call: *KT4ZB <http://www.3830scores.com/findcall.php?call=KT4ZB>*
> Operator(s): K4WP <http://www.3830scores.com/findcall.php?call=K4WP>
> KC2NYU <http://www.3830scores.com/findcall.php?call=KC2NYU> KG4OZC
> <http://www.3830scores.com/findcall.php?call=KG4OZC> KM4KFJ
> <http://www.3830scores.com/findcall.php?call=KM4KFJ> KT4ZB
> <http://www.3830scores.com/findcall.php?call=KT4ZB> KW4B
> <http://www.3830scores.com/findcall.php?call=KW4B> N4KKD
> <http://www.3830scores.com/findcall.php?call=N4KKD> N5GNA
> <http://www.3830scores.com/findcall.php?call=N5GNA> NY4D
> <http://www.3830scores.com/findcall.php?call=NY4D> W4JKG
> <http://www.3830scores.com/findcall.php?call=W4JKG>
> Station: KT4ZB
> Class: *M/S LP*
> QTH: Savannah, GA
> Operating Time (hrs): 48
> Location: USA
> Summary:   Compare Scores
> <http://www.3830scores.com/comparescores.php?arg=hOccqJz0gavg9&call=KT4ZB>
> BandQSOsZonesCountries160:85580:77154240:165186520:2912510115:267278910:
> 3072686Total:*1115**116**388*Total Score*1,561,896*
>
> Club: South East Contest Club
> Comments:     [email] <KT4ZB%40AOL.COM>     2015-10-26 08:35:47I have the
> best Ham friends ever. The month before the contest they stripped the
> tower, refurbished antennas and installed a new 40m 2 el monobander. As a
> ?reward?, I proposed hosting a Multi-Single LP entry with the goal of
> breaking the existing W4 and US records. Little did my crew of ragchewers,
> DX chasers and casual contesters realize that running a low power station
> 48 hours in CQWW is a true challenge, involving not only skill but
> determination. Everyone jumped to transform the station layout into a M/S
> with RUN and MULT stations. The dual feed Six-Pak switch at the tower gave
> both stations six antennas each and we added the 160m loop and K4WP?s
> portable 20m monobander to the MULT station giving us a total of 8
> different antennas.. After a crash course in operating the radios (my
> Elecraft friends have no respect for my old radios) and N1MM+, they were
> ready to learn on the job. Kevin, KB4W and Paul, KC2NYU started the evening
> with JA, KH6, KH7 and KH0?s in the RUN and the MULT working south. The new
> beam worked well on 40m and made the highest country count for the station.
> The weekend was virtually all S&P and it shows in the QSO count. Lowell,
> NY4D, Bob, N5GNA, Ken, W4KJG and Steve, KG4OZC gave up sleep time to keep
> the station going in the wee hours of the night. Being on 20m at 1am was
> great; we worked all those fluttery signals over the pole including A71 and
> A73. One UA6 calling CQ had a real problem with our call until he realized
> we were stateside. Chuck, N4KKD worked hard on 80m and Steve, KG4OZC and
> Karl, KM4KFJ pitched in and developed new radio skills. My DX buddy Bill,
> K4WP put in several hours at both stations as well as watching over the
> stations equipment. Kevin, KW4B and Ken, W4KJG closed out the contest with
> some needed Asia double mults The MULT station added S0S as our last
> contact for DXCC on 20m. As for me, KT4ZB, I made only 160 contacts, my
> lowest QSO count ever and I was accused of being a ?Helicopter? parent. .
> All had fun chasing DX - Had a total of 30 JA contacts in the log which in
> SE Georgia is wonderful. And BY, VR2, HS, A71, A73, KH0, KH2, YB, TK, C3,
> ZD7, VU, were nice additions to the total. We accomplished our goal of
> breaking the existing W4, US and NA record for this category; but, most of
> all everyone had fun and developed new operating skills. The station worked
> well and N1MM+ was rock solid. That and having an All Star team made for a
> memorable weekend. Thanks to CQ and the CQWW committee for sponsoring this
> great contest. And thanks to all the folks around the world whose contacts
> filled our log. Best - Jere FT1000MP Field and FT1000MP Mk V(100w), TH6DXX,
> A3S, XM240 for 40m, 40 and 80m dipoles, inverted L for 160m, 160m
> horizontal. loop, 20m portable Yagi and N1MM+.
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